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Funny. Everyone says the same thing about Fried. That’s why the locker room is a happy place when Fried is playing well. And of course, no one takes more pleasure in Fried’s successes than Kolarik.
For the second half of the regular season, that meant skating on the top line with Dennis Packard and Brendan Bernakevitch. But last weekend, Mazzoleni inserted freshman Ryan Maki in Fried’s spot and put Fried on the fourth line.
That has meant a little less ice time. Fried hasn’t complained. Instead, he’s made the most of the shifts he is getting. His three points Saturday boosted his season total to 13, tying his previous career high.
As you might expect, Fried deflects praise much more easily than he accepts it. Asked about his performance, he admitted it had been “a while” since he last had a two-goal game and almost immediately credited Cavanagh and defenseman Noah Welch, whose point shot...
“I had some great help out there,” Fried said. “It was very unselfish of [Cavanagh] with an open net like that to pass it off. He’s a great team player.”